Mortality of non-radiation workers, radiation workers, and workers monitored for internal contamination compared with the population of England and Wales; SMRs adjusted for age, sex, and calendar year
| ICD code, 9th revision | Disease | Non-radiation workers | Radiation workers | Internally monitored workers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observed deaths | Expected deaths | SMR | 95% CI | Observed deaths | Expected deaths | SMR | 95% CI | Observed deaths | Expected deaths | SMR | 95% CI | ||
| 140–208 | All malignant neoplasms | 1396 | 1634.3 | 85 | (81.0 to 90.0) | 1560 | 2055.4 | 76 | (72.2 to 79.8) | 539 | 695.3 | 78 | (71.1 to 84.4) |
| 140–149 | Buccal cavity and pharynx | 14 | 21.5 | 65 | (35.6 to 109.4) | 22 | 31.4 | 70 | (43.9 to 106.2) | 6 | 11.0 | 55 | (19.9 to 118.8) |
| 150 | Oesophagus | 47 | 51.3 | 92 | (67.3 to 121.9) | 57 | 77.8 | 73 | (55.5 to 95.0) | 18 | 28.2 | 64 | (37.9 to 101.1) |
| 151 | Stomach | 101 | 120.0 | 84 | (68.5 to 102.2) | 120 | 167.3 | 72 | (59.5 to 85.8) | 41 | 54.2 | 76 | (54.3 to 102.7) |
| 153 | Large intestine | 112 | 115.5 | 97 | (79.8 to 116.7) | 126 | 137.8 | 91 | (76.2 to 108.9) | 43 | 46.4 | 93 | (67.1 to 124.9) |
| 154 | Rectum | 41 | 66.0 | 62 | (44.6 to 84.3) | 65 | 88.6 | 73 | (56.6 to 93.5) | 22 | 29.8 | 74 | (46.2 to 111.7) |
| 155–156 | Liver and gall bladder | 22 | 24.9 | 88 | (55.3 to 133.6) | 23 | 32.1 | 72 | (45.4 to 107.4) | 9 | 11.1 | 81 | (37.0 to 154.0) |
| 157 | Pancreas | 65 | 66.3 | 98 | (75.7 to 125.0) | 55 | 85.7 | 64 | (48.4 to 83.5) | 15 | 29.3 | 51 | (28.7 to 84.5) |
| 161 | Larynx | 7 | 9.7 | 72 | (29.0 to 149.3) | 10 | 17.0 | 59 | (28.2 to 108.4) | 4 | 6.3 | 64 | (17.2 to 163.9) |
| 162 | Bronchus and lung | 344 | 458.2 | 75 | (67.4 to 83.4) | 476 | 708.0 | 67 | (61.3 to 73.6) | 171 | 242.9 | 70 | (60.2 to 81.8) |
| 163 | Pleura | 1 | 4.9 | 20 | (0.3 to 113.5) | 10 | 9.7 | 104 | (49.6 to 190.7) | 5 | 3.8 | 132 | (42.6 to 308.4) |
| 172 | Malignant melanoma | 20 | 13.8 | 145 | (88.6 to 224.0) | 14 | 16.2 | 86 | (47.1 to 144.7) | 7 | 5.8 | 120 | (48.1 to 247.2) |
| 174 | Breast | 143 | 147.6 | 97 | (81.7 to 114.2) | 19 | 29.2 | 65 | (39.2 to 101.7) | 2 | 3.5 | 57 | (6.4 to 206.1) |
| 179–182 | All uterus | 23 | 40.0 | 58 | (36.5 to 86.4) | 13 | 7.4 | 175 | (93.2 to 299.8) | 4 | 0.8 | 479 | (128.8 to 1225.4) |
| 180 | Cervix | 14 | 26.1 | 54 | (29.3 to 90.0) | 3 | 4.8 | 62 | (12.5 to 181.5) | 1 | 0.6 | 172 | (2.3 to 955.7) |
| 179, 182 | Endometrium | 9 | 13.8 | 65 | (29.7 to 123.4) | 10 | 2.6 | 386 | (185.0 to 710.6) | 3 | 0.3 | 1183 | (237.8 to 3457.7) |
| 183 | Ovary | 42 | 46.9 | 90 | (64.6 to 121.2) | 7 | 9.1 | 77 | (30.7 to 157.9) | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | (0.0 to 0.0) |
| 185 | Prostate | 83 | 77.1 | 108 | (85.7 to 133.4) | 117 | 139.8 | 84 | (69.2 to 100.3) | 49 | 47.4 | 103 | (76.5 to 136.7) |
| 186 | Testis | 5 | 3.3 | 151 | (48.7 to 352.4) | 9 | 6.5 | 138 | (63.0 to 262.2) | 3 | 2.1 | 142 | (28.5 to 413.8) |
| 188–189 | Urinary | 72 | 78.9 | 91 | (71.4 to 114.9) | 102 | 118.5 | 86 | (70.2 to 104.5) | 36 | 41.0 | 88 | (61.5 to 121.6) |
| 189.0 | Kidney | 30 | 26.8 | 112 | (75.6 to 160.0) | 38 | 40.1 | 95 | (67.1 to 130.2) | 13 | 14.5 | 90 | (47.9 to 153.9) |
| 191–192 | Brain and other central nervous system | 27 | 38.2 | 71 | (46.6 to 102.8) | 37 | 52.4 | 71 | (49.7 to 97.4) | 11 | 18.8 | 59 | (29.2 to 104.8) |
| 193 | Thyroid | 7 | 3.7 | 188 | (75.3 to 387.3) | 4 | 3.5 | 114 | (30.7 to 291.7) | 1 | 1.1 | 88 | (1.2 to 489.8) |
| 195–199 | Ill defined and secondary | 87 | 99.2 | 88 | (70.3 to 108.2) | 101 | 127.5 | 79 | (64.5 to 96.3) | 44 | 45.6 | 96 | (70.1 to 129.5) |
| 200–208 | All lymphatic and haematopoietic | 103 | 106.3 | 97 | (79.1 to 117.5) | 137 | 139.5 | 98 | (82.5 to 116.1) | 41 | 48.1 | 85 | (61.2 to 115.7) |
| 200, 202 | Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 27 | 35.3 | 76 | (50.4 to 111.2) | 53 | 47.5 | 112 | (83.6 to 146.0) | 15 | 17.0 | 88 | (49.4 to 145.8) |
| 201 | Hodgkin’s disease | 11 | 9.7 | 114 | (56.7 to 203.6) | 5 | 13.2 | 38 | (12.2 to 88.2) | 1 | 4.2 | 24 | (0.3 to 132.8) |
| 203 | Multiple myeloma | 24 | 20.2 | 119 | (76.1 to 176.8) | 17 | 26.3 | 65 | (37.7 to 103.7) | 8 | 9.2 | 87 | (37.3 to 170.6) |
| 204–208 | Leukaemia | 41 | 41.1 | 100 | (71.6 to 135.4) | 62 | 52.5 | 118 | (90.5 to 151.4) | 17 | 17.7 | 96 | (56.0 to 154.1) |
| 204–208 excl. 204.1 | Leukaemia excl. CLL | 27 | 28.01 | 96 | (63.5 to 140.2) | 38 | 35.65 | 107 | (75.4 to 146.3) | 12 | 12.66 | 95 | (48.9 to 165.5) |
| 410–414 | Ischaemic heart disease | 1280 | 1572.6 | 81 | (77.0 to 86.0) | 1871 | 2287.4 | 82 | (78.1 to 85.6) | 636 | 773.6 | 82 | (75.9 to 88.9) |
| 460–519 | Respiratory disease | 487 | 686.7 | 71 | (64.8 to 77.5) | 493 | 846.4 | 58 | (53.2 to 63.6) | 132 | 256.0 | 52 | (43.1 to 61.1) |
| 800–999 | Accidents, suicides, and violence | 220 | 237.6 | 93 | (80.8 to 105.7) | 281 | 330.4 | 85 | (75.4 to 95.6) | 86 | 109.6 | 78 | (62.8 to 96.9) |
| 000–999 excl. 140–208 | All causes except cancer | 3266 | 4174.3 | 78 | (75.6 to 81.0) | 4027 | 5346.9 | 75 | (73.0 to 77.7) | 1277 | 1720.8 | 74 | (70.2 to 78.4) |
| 000–999 | All causes | 4662 | 5808.6 | 80 | (78.0 to 82.6) | 5587 | 7402.3 | 75 | (73.5 to 77.5) | 1816 | 2416.1 | 75 | (71.7 to 78.7) |